Deacetylase genes for the production of phosphinothricin or phosphin-othricyl-alanyl-alanine, process for their isolation, and their use

US5767371A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Inge Broer · Bielefeld, DE
• Doris Hillemann · Gransee, DE
• Alfred Puhler · Bielefeld, DE
• Wolfgang Wohlleben · Bielefeld, DE
• Gunter Donn · Hofheim, DE
• Hubert Mullner · Kelkheim, DE
• Klaus Bartsch · Steinbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 1995
• Grant date: Jun 16, 1998
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A40/146
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Deacetylase genes for the production of phosphinothricin or phosphinothricyl-alanyl-alanine, processes for their isolation, and their use. The invention relates to deacetylase genes, to processes for their isolation, and to their use, in particular for the production of transgenic plants using tissue-specific promoters. It is possible to prevent the development of certain parts in these plants in a targeted manner. With the aid of deacetylase genes, it is furthermore possible to identify and isolate tissue-specific promoters in transgenic plants.